TIN PLAGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tin plague mean? 

• TIN PLAGUE (noun)
  The noun TIN PLAGUE has 1 sense:

1. the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures

  Familiarity information: TIN PLAGUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIN PLAGUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

tin disease; tin pest; tin plague

Hypernyms ("tin plague" is a kind of...):

shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)